The difference between the net cost of a security and the sales price, if the security is sold at a loss. Also used in a more general context to refer to the market for stocks, bonds, derivatives and other investments. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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Loss when the sale of an asset yields less than the acquisition cost.
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capital loss UK US noun [C or U]
► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a loss as a result of the sale of an asset: incur/suffer a capital loss »
Investors buying now will suffer a capital loss at maturity.
Financial and business terms. 2012.